Nokia 5610 XpressMusic: It’s Got Macro, Baby!
This entry was posted on Sep 10 2008
The Nokia 5610 is here and I am a happy camper. I don’t want to talk smack about my phone, but it pales in comparison when put against the Nokia 5610. I’ve had a busy week, but things slowed down enough to allow me some quality time with the new phone. So far, so good.
What I like the most about this camera phone is the capability of the camera. Weighing in at 3.2 mega-pixels, the 5610 packs a decent punch, capturing shots with reasonable quality and good exposure. It’s loaded with features (for a camera phone), including auto-focus, night mode, image sequence and a self-timer. My favorite feature, though, is its ability to shoot macro photos. See the results for yourself.
I was skeptical when I read about it and even still while previewing the photos on the phone. I was floored when they hit the computer. Seeing such detail come out of a camera phone leaves me speechless and wanting to shoot more. Personally, I like getting close to subjects and I feel disappointed when the hardware doesn’t let me do it. The Nokia 5610 doesn’t disappoint in this respect and I can’t wait to try some more photographic experimenting.
The big down side I see so far is the lack of attention to the image quality. While you could shoot images fit to size for a desktop background, you wouldn’t want to. The images at 100% reveal a chink in the armor: granulation and compression artifacts all over the place like rust eats away at a piece of steel (see below). The plus side is that the lack of quality at full-size can be compensated for by reducing the image size (as seen above), but that negates the point of having a 3.2 mega-pixel camera in the first place. With that said, I concede the fact that this is a camera phone we’re talking about, not a Nikon D300.
I’m looking forward to a lot of shooting before this thing makes it’s long journey back to England. Thanks to everyone at WOM World once again for this opportunity.
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Looks like a better camera than the 5310 I reviewed. Nice.
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Nice shots, lovely.
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That’s pretty cool- I do a lot of macro shots for eBay on jewelry. I had a lady email me last night and ask how did I get pictures of the 10k marking on the inside of a ring. I told her what camera I was using with 6.0 megapixels… but I am thinking now with the right camera phone you could take macros good enough for product shots. I know our cell phone could never have done that.
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I am amazed at the pictures your camera phone can take. I am pretty sure my little phone camera doesn’t have marco!
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cool shots! I gotta have a nokia 5610 myself
But I hope to take photos as cool as yours
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Pretty amazing stuff, especially for a camera phone! I’m impressed.
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Here’s a guide on using the Nokia 5610 with a GPS module and maps:
http://www.sriraminhell.com/2008/05/mega-review-nokia-5610-trekbuddy-and.html
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